Ganderbal, May 07: To commemorate the unparalleled contributions of Rabindranath Tagore towards art, literature, music, and philosophy, the Department of English, Central University of Kashmir (CUKashmir), organised a day-long event to remember the legendary poet and Nobel Laureate on his 163rd birth anniversary here on Tuesday.
Mr. Sunil Kumar Mannil, departmental coordinator for literary activities, started the proceedings with a welcome note.
In her inaugural speech, Prof. Sandhya Tiwari, Head, Department of English and Dean School of Languages, who presided over the function, cast light on Tagore’s art and aesthetic. She encouraged students to come forth and participate in similar literary activities with verve and enthusiasm. Dr Ihsan Malik proposed the vote of thanks.
The inaugural was followed by an online lecture on the topic “Rabindranath Tagore – Philosophy, Life and Education: Indian Ethos with Global Outlook” by Dr Jai Singh, Associate Professor in the Department of English Literature at the English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad. Dr. Singh highlighted the pulchritude of Tagore’s artistry and reiterated the need to revisit the Tagorian philosophy for building a peaceful nation and a secure world. The session was moderated by Dr Krishna Chaitanya while Dr Ishrat Bashir proposed the vote of thanks.
In the third session, a documentary based on the life and poetic art of Tagore was screened. In the last session, poetry recitation and versification competitions were held in which students from the Departments of English, Urdu and Kashmiri participated. Ms. Iqra Jehan and Mr Shahid Nabi, students of second semester, M A English, conducted the programme proceedings.
CUK participates at 4th All India DIC meet
Ganderbal, May 07: Central University of Kashmir (CUKashmir) Vice-Chancellor Prof. A Ravinder Nath has expressed satisfaction over the participation of varsity’s Design and Innovation Centre (DIC) in the successful organisation of two-day 4th All India DIC Meet held at IIT Hyderabad.
The meet was jointly organised by five DICs including, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, CUKashmir, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi and Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar. Twenty DICs from across the country including DIC CUKashmir and their spokes demonstrated their innovative prototypes in the exhibition, which was inaugurated by Shri K. Sanjay Murthy, Secretary HE, Ministry of Education, GoI, in the presence of Smt Neeta Prasad, Joint Secretary P & ICC Ministry of Education, Shri B.V. R. Mohan Reddy Chairman Board of Governors IIT Hyderabad, Prof. B.S. Murty, Director IIT Hyderabad and Directors of DICs of the partnering institutions.
Speaking on the occasion, Shri Sanjay Murthy underscored the need to expand the scope of DIC initiative to bring more and more institutions within its ambit. He emphasised the concerted efforts of several agencies such as the Atal Tinkering labs, IICs, AICTE to strengthen the innovations, entrepreneurship and designs ecosystem in the country. He urged the DICs to come forward to improve the quality of content for the Swayam Portal so that the institutes and students benefit from the emerging sectors. The Secretary paid a visit to all the stalls and inspected the innovative prototypes.
During the review of performance of DICs by Secretary Higher Education GoI, the Director, DIC, CUKashmir, Prof. Fayaz Ahmad Nika gave a detailed account about the DIC functioning and the mandate with which the DIC was established. He detailed the role of DIC CUKashmir in preservation and development of Arts and Crafts and herbal medicines in which J&K has competitive advantage.
Prof. Nika also participated in the panel discussion held during the Annual Meet. Three parallel workshops were also held to sensitize the participants in the area of design development and start-up culture.
